NGC 2259

Summary

NGC 2259 is an open cluster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2259 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2259's image is recorded as NGC 2259.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2259's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• NGC 2259's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[6].
• NGC 2259's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2259^[7].
• NGC 2259's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2259^[8].
• NGC 2259's catalog code is recorded as C 0635+109^[9].
• NGC 2259's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 0940^[10].
• NGC 2259's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-01-01T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 2259's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.8'}^[12].
• NGC 2259's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122_4qpn^[13].
• NGC 2259's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2259^[14].
• NGC 2259's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2259^[15].
• NGC 2259's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.64333'}^[16].
• NGC 2259's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.89000'}^[17].
• NGC 2259's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].
• NGC 2259's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.96'}^[19].
• NGC 2259's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+2.79'}^[20].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2259's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2259^[8], C 0635+109^[9], and [KPS2012] MWSC 0940^[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 2259 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]